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The Town of Alderson is going to be alive
with the Christmas spirit from Friday, December 3, 2010
through December 5, 2010. Leading off the festivities will
be the annual Christmas parade at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. On
Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Sunday from noon
to 4:00 p.m., the Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church
will be holding its annual Christmas Bazaar. The bazaar will
feature unique crafts, baked goods, a “white elephant” sale,
and a silent auction. The church will be serving lunch both
days. “We will serve homemade soup, sandwich, dessert, and
drink for the low, bargain price of $5.00,” stated Patty
Proffitt, one of the ladies in charge of the bazaar. “We
hope to have many visitors to our bazaar and lunch.”
It will be “all aboard” for fun for model train lovers on
Sunday, December 5, 2010, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the
Alderson Depot. The depot will be filled with three model
train layouts: one HO scale, one O scale, and one G scale.
The father and son team of Rick and Zackary Burns have put
together a winter scene in HO scale. Their attention to
detail within the scene will captivate the viewer. Lee
Skaggs will once again show an O scale layout. Skaggs
laughed, “My wife has been reading a book about the great
illustrator, Norman Rockwell. She has convinced me that my
layout should look like a scene that Norman Rockwell would
paint. It features iced-over water near a country church and
someone bringing home a Christmas tree in their pickup
truck.” Sure to delight children of all ages is Santa’s
Holiday Express train which is a G scale model train layout.
This train is fully animated and features Santa as the
engineer waving from the locomotive to onlookers and a host
of elves working on the train cars that follow. It takes
several minutes of studying to fully absorb all that is
happening aboard Santa’s train. In addition to the train
layouts, the depot will be filled with railroad-themed
Christmas decorations. E. Sterling “Tod” Hanger with the C &
O Historical Society will be on hand with a display and
train photographs by Jill Highlander of Creation Photography
will be displayed and available for sale. To encourage all
to come visit the model train show, the admission is free.
To add to the festivity of the weekend, Alderson’s Store and
Wolf Creek Gallery will both be holding open house on
Saturday, December 4, 2010, and Sunday, December 5, 2010.
The stores will be open normal business hours on Saturday
and on Sunday, Alderson’s Store will be open from 1:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. and Wolf Creek Gallery will be open from 12:30
p.m. to 4:00 p.m.. Betty Alderson of Alderson’s Store said,
“I have just returned from a buying trip to Atlanta where I
purchased the latest in jewelry and accessories fashions.
Whether you want jewelry and accessories for gifts or for
your own use, I believe that you will find something that
you will like at Alderson’s Store.” Patti Grafton of Wolf
Creek Gallery said, “We have many wonderful Christmas gift
ideas. I look forward to seeing everyone on December 4th and
5th.” |
